Healthier Zucchini Parmesan

I’m always searching for new ways to make our favorite meals healthier. Today is all about Zucchini Parmesan which is usually made by coating the zucchini in an egg batter then dipping into bread crumbs and frying in oil. In this recipe, we aren’t doing any of that! Instead we are going to roast our zucchini in the oven then gentle sprinkle a little bit of bread crumbs in between layers. You save a ton of time and calories making it this way AND it’s still DELICIOUS! My littles even asked for seconds!

Ingredients:

• 4 medium sized zucchinis, sliced long ways
• 1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2-3 cups shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan
• 2 cups marinara sauce (here’s my quick sauce recipe)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees 
2. Cut zucchini long ways about 1/4 inch thick.
3. Lay zucchini in rows on a baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over the slices then season wit the salt, pepper and garlic powder.
4. Place baking sheet in oven and roast the zucchini for 20 minutes, flipping the zucchini at the 10 minute mark.

5. Once zucchini is all done, get a 9×9 baking diish and start the layering process. First add some marinara sauce to the bottom and then arrange your zucchini pieces to cover the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle some bread crumbs then add a layer of sauce, then cheese mixture. Keep alternating—zucchini, sauce, bread crumbs, cheese until zucchini is gone and you end with a top layer of cheese.

6. Put dish in oven and cook for 20 minutes. Bon Apeptite!